EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503

STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY
(THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN COORDINATED BY OMB WITH THE CONCERNED AGENCIES.)

May 21, 1998 (Senate)

S. 1609 - Next Generation Internet Research Act (Frist (R) Tennessee and 6 cosponsors)

The Administration supports Senate passage of S. 1609 and will seek to improve the bill as it continues through the legislative process. The improvements include: (1) conforming the authorization levels to those requested in the President's FY 1999 Budget; and (2) clarifying in section 4(a)(1) that research programs on large scale networking are included as authorized activities.